Co-op games like HERD
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to HERD, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. Every pick supports cooperative play — online co-op, LAN co-op, or shared/split-screen — so you can play with friends right out of the box. imho.run pulls from the same Steam category data Valve uses internally, so "Co-op" here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
- 1
Shirt Happens!
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Casual with HERD.
Build a t-shirt brand with your friends online, or run the whole shop solo. Draw your own prints, then cut, sew, overlock and press every shirt by hand. Want a real factory? Bring up to 10. Do a bit of everything, or pick one station and master it.
- 2
DUSTBLOOM
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.
Team up with friends in this 1-4 player co-op survival game. Build and defend your base, automate your production, haul ore with your truck, and terraform a dead red desert into a lush green world. Craft weapons to survive nightly skeleton attacks and uncover the dark mystery of the lost 14th team.
- 3
SUPER GAHAKU
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Casual with HERD.
Draw in 3D space! Create hilariously wonky sculptures from topics, then laugh and guess what everyone was trying to make. The worse you are at drawing, the more fun it gets!
- 4
HANDSUP
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.
Escape a vertical nightmare with up to 4 friends using physics-based parkour. Equip Magic Rings to customize your climb. Don't let go, just keep your Hands Up.
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VERY IMPORTANT NEEDS
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.
A chaotic heist game about characters with needs that are a little too “important,” repeatedly breaking into the same neighbors’ buildings and grabbing anything valuable. One goal: leave only walls and doors behind. (Walls optional.)
- 6
Keep It Up!
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.
Keep It Up! is a co-op slapstick physics game about keeping a balloon from touching the ground. You and up to three Facility test subjects scramble through chaotic obstacle rooms while slapping, jumping and colliding to keep the balloon up. Will you be able to Keep It Up!?
- 7
Alchemist Madness
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.
Alchemist Madness is a co-op game for up to 4 players where you must defend your base against hordes of enemies using magical potions crafted in real time. Gather ingredients, combine them in cauldrons, and throw powerful potions to stop the threat before it destroys everything in its path.
- 8
Gulltastrophe
Online Co-op alternative to HERD — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.
It’s time to cause a Gulltastrophe! Reclaim your island home: Fly, Dash and combine foods to deliver hilarious Poop combos! Play solo or with friends. And yes… you can steal fries. 🍟